We got a combine! Introducing the IH 1480 "Axial Flow"

[@markrskinner]

We ran one of these for many years here in the UK. Best combine ever. A problem we had was broken sieves. Turned out worn bushings in the shaker arms was the cause. Another problem was leaks in the bottom of the grain tank where it had rusted away. Then a loss of engine power. That was the gauze filter in the fuel tank getting clogged with sludge.

[@user-cq5ej9ru5e]

we used o have a 1440 and later a 1488 we ran a 30 foot head on the1488 you need to make sure the bearings on the arms that run the sieves are good if one side has a bearing go out it will cause it to shake the screens apart .another thing the collars that couple the drive shaft to the planetary drive have splines in them they get wore out and have to be replaced . other than that we had good luck with them.

[@Mighty-Quinn]

Thanks for the input, we will keep an eye on those bearings and collars.

[@soderholmfarms4654]

The brakes never worked on those. What type of concaves and grates are in it? That header will work on machines from 1978 to mid 2000 machines.

[@Mighty-Quinn]

To be honest, I'm not sure how to tell what concaves and grates are in it. As in, I don't know what part of them to look at. I assume it has the small wire concaves, as the previous owner cut wheat with this machine. That assumption is based on the setting chart in the operator's manual. Not sure if that's the right aspect of the concave to look at. Good to know about the brakes and the header. I figured the header must've worked fine, or the previous owner would not have used it. I was wondering if there were some compatibility issues with this platform compared to a factory header. It's nice to hear it will work fine with other models. We finished cutting rye on Sunday, and after a couple adjustments, it worked great. We ended up setting it on position "1" rather than the recommended position "2". Is that a sign of worn concaves or something else? We were told rye was hard to thresh, and that a tighter setting might be necessary; but I don't know if that or (potentially) worn parts was a bigger factor. Any advice you have would be much appreciated. Thanks for the information!

[@soderholmfarms4654]

@@Mighty-Quinn If you threshed rye and it worked it must have small wire concaves. You can stick your finger through the large wire concaves but not the small wire. We would set the concaves for Zero clearance to thresh wheat. Pull them up until the rotor starts ticking on the concaves then back it down just a bit. Then reset the gauge to zero. Glad it worked for you.

[@MF175mp]

​​@@soderholmfarms4654 is rye too much different than wheat, barley or oats? They work with the big gap concaves at least

[@duanehanson8842]

Your drive tires are on backwards,

[@Mighty-Quinn]

Yeah, I noticed that too. I assume the previous owner had it set up that way so he could back out of mud, with more positive traction. I sincerely doubt we ever cut when it's muddy in the field, but I'm just gonna leave the tires as they are. Swapping them looks like a lot of work that I don't want to do, haha.